On Valentine’s Day, 13 of our Maplewood High School seniors and Project LIT Community founders were called down to the principal’s office. No, they were not in trouble. In fact, quite the opposite. One by one, our students...
Tag - #BlackLiteracy
When we discuss Black History, many people begin at the enslavement era. Starting the history of Black people from the aforementioned limits how young people will view the agency of people of African descent. However, if we start...
As a college junior that has had to navigate the daily obstacle course of a predominately white institution (PWI) as well as a declared English major that has had to succumb to the yearly syllabus with the writings of...
How can all students learn to read by 4th grade if so many teachers struggle with teaching reading? This piece first appeared in The Philadelphia Citizen, where Hilderbrand Pelzer III contributes regular columns during the school...